The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given approval for the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) to restart its Management Degree Programmes. This marks an important achievement for the university after several years of suspension.
The approval came after the NUC carried out a resource assessment visit to the university and confirmed that FUNAAB was ready to resume the programmes.
According to the Acting Head of the Directorate of Public Relations, Mr. Olasunkanmi Olajide, the commission approved four undergraduate programmes — B.Sc. Accounting, B.Sc. Banking and Finance, B.Sc. Business Administration, and B.Sc. Economics — along with a new postgraduate course, M.Sc. Agroecology.
Olajide described the approval as “a significant milestone in the university’s continuous commitment to academic excellence and institutional growth,” explaining that it would broaden the university’s academic scope and strengthen its role in national development.
The programmes are being reintroduced eight years after they were removed in the 2017/2018 academic session due to a Federal Government directive that stopped agricultural universities from offering Management Science courses.
“In 2021, the University Senate had renamed the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) to the College of Entrepreneurial and Development Studies (COLENDS) to align with its broader mandate of promoting entrepreneurship and development-oriented education.”
With the new approval, FUNAAB will begin admitting students into the reintroduced degree programmes under COLENDS for the 2025/2026 academic session.
Olajide added, “This approval underscores FUNAAB’s readiness to deliver high-quality education across diverse disciplines while maintaining its leadership role in agricultural and developmental studies.”
The development is expected to draw more students to the university and boost FUNAAB’s reputation as one of Nigeria’s leading institutions that combines agriculture, entrepreneurship, and management education.
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